ArcPro to Sketchup

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Hey everyone,

I am a second year landscape architecture student, and I am looking for help importing files, specifically contour lines, from GIS software.

Is it even possible?

I have a site where the topography is key to my model’s design, and I have existing contour lines generated in ArcPro. How can I import them in a way that I could georeference them and create terrain in Sketchup? Is there a specific file format I should use? I tried using a beta shapefile importer extension. It imported the file, but it was very very distorted. I also tried exporting the contour lines as a kmz, but when I opened it in sketchUp, it popped with a failed to import error.

I have SketchUp terrain imported via the geolocation tool in SketchUp.
The real issue with this, is the terrain isn’t quite as detailed as I need. Also, I need the visual contour lines.

My site is the orange, and the blue contour lines are all I am trying to export and import in the correct geolocation in SketchUp. If I could export the entire 3D scene, that would be even better, but as far as I know, I don’t believe that is possible.

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Would it be better for me to build my model on the basic terrain offered in SketchUp and then import that into ArcPro to add the detailed terrain? I would like to do a shadow study within sketchUp with the correct terrain, so that isn’t preferable. At this point, I just want it to work, so if there is a tutorial or article that would help, I would love to be pointed in that direction.

Thanks!

I had more photos, but it wouldn’t let me post more than one :/.

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Can we assume that “ArcPro” is ArcGISPro from ESRI?

Can you export the blue contour lines out as a dxf? SketchUp Pro can import DXF and with the contour linework in SU, one can generate a TIN. If you can not export as a DXF, you might find a way to convert your KMZ/KML into a DXF. If you do a search, there are a few KML to DXF online converters.

SketchUp only supports import of collada based KMZs. I theorize that your KMZ is pure KML.

I havent played with the ESRI products recently but I believe you can bring the SU model back into your ESRI model by collada. One can take a Multipatch feature and swap it out with a collada OR one can swap out a 3D symbol with a collada as well.

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Yes, I meant ArcGIS Pro.

Thanks, I will try saving it as a dxf instead. I was just using a normal kmz.

I really appreciate your quick response.